James donoghue



Aug. 25, 1925 1 1,551,470

J. DONOGHUE VEHICLE WHEEL Filed June 29, 1925 Patented Aug. 25,

UNITED STA Z '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES DONOGHUE, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Llanelly, in the county of Carmarthen, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle Wheels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to pneumatic-tired vehicle wheels of'the type in which a cover is superposed over the casing'of a pneu matic tire.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved form of Wheel of the type .1n

dicated above.

My invention consists in a wheel of the type indicated in which the cover is retained in position by discs disposed one on each side of the wheel.

ings,

wheel.

In this example the rim, 5, of the wheel is flattened to facilitate the application or the removal of the tire.

The cover, 6, of the wheel after being exis slipped over the casing, 7 the inner tube, 8, of which has first been depanded,

fiated.

The tire is then secured in position by the discs, 12 and 13, arranged one on each side of the wheel.

These discs are formed with a number of Referring now to the accompanying draw VEHICLE WHEEL.

Application filed June 29, 1925. Serial No. 40,334.

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corrugations for stiffening purposes, the outer corrugation being arranged to accommodate'the beaded edge of the cover, 6.

The disc, 12 is secured to the spokes, 15, of the wheel by a number of clip bolts, 16, and the disc, 13, is secured tothe disc, '12,

A hole, 18, provided with a cover, 19, is formed in the disc, 12, to permit of access Also, if desired, a reinforcing strip of 65 metal or wire mesh, 20, may be inserted between the covers, 6 and 7.

By meansof my invention, it will be seen tures or bursts.

any suitable form of lncles.

I claim that a tire cover may be readily superposed and effectually held in position on new or existingpneumatic tire vehicle wheels so as to afford additional protection against punc- Further, a damaged casing may be conveniently reinforced by superposing an undamaged cover thereon and thereby materially prolong the life of the damaged tirewithout the necessity of repairing it, or a damaged cover may be used with a damaged casing, the damaged portions being stag- 7 gered relatively to one another.

Partly worn or discarded tires may thus be efliciently employed on the wheels of ve- The combination of avehicIe wheel having spokes extending between the hub and forth.

rim thereof, a casing and inner tube disposed on said wheel, a cover disposed on said casing together with discs disposed on a opposite sides of said wheel for retaining I said cover, one of said discs being attached to the spokes of said wheel and the other of said discs to the first of said discs, as set In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JAMES DONOGHUE. 

